"NIH" 2007 Obituary

NIHON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-13 published
NIHON,
RobertAlexis
It is with infinite sadness that we announce that Robert Alexis
NIHON, son of the late Alexis
NIHON and Alice
NIHON (née
ROBERT,)
passed away suddenly on the morning of August 10. 2007, at the
age of 57. He is survived by members of his immediate family,
his wife Carolyn, and his two sons, Robert II and Gregory, and
his step-daughter Montanna
CHESTER, his brother Alexis II (Cornelia,)
his sister Claudette and many nieces and nephews. He will also
be sorely missed by his countless Friends all over the world.
Bob NIHON - as his Friends knew him - was often described as
larger than life, and his kind and generous spirit will remain
with us. Mr.
NIHON engaged in diverse business initiatives as
a merchant banker and entrepreneur. His successful stewardship
of the real estate company named for his father, the late Alexis
NIHON, has been well documented. His other successful ventures
in all corners of the globe ranged from financial services to
mining to real estate to technology. Notably, Mr.
NIHON had recently
assembled for his Family Office (Nihon Global Partners) an advisory
Leadership Council comprised of many former world leaders and
senior business leaders. Mr.
NIHON was the Honorary Consul for
Canada to The Bahamas from 1997 to 2006. He was also a member
of the New York Stock Exchange in the 1980's. In 2002, Mr.
NIHON
was awarded Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal
for his significant contribution to Canada abroad. Mr.
NIHON
was a philanthropist and as such very proud to support a vast
array of charities in the Bahamas, Canada and abroad, especially
those supportive of children and youth initiatives. Among others,
he had been serving since 1987 as the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the Governor General's Youth Awards program for the
Bahamas and as a Director of the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation.
Mr. NIHON was a tremendous athlete, with a great love of tennis
and golf and, in earlier days, of broomball, racquetball, and
squash. He was also a diver, a fisherman, and a yachtsman, and
he was most in his element captaining Friends and family on the
waters near his home in Nassau, Bahamas. He was also very proud
to have wrestled in the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City,
and in the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr.
NIHON
was a loving and loyal father, husband and friend and this is
how he will be celebrated, admired and remembered by all those
who knew and loved him. The family will receive condolences at
the J.J. Cardinal Funeral Home, 560 Lakeshore Drive, Dorval,
Quebec, (514) 631-1511) on Sunday, August 12th from 7 to 10 p.m.
and on Monday, August 13th, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, August 14th at 11 a.m.
at l'Église de La Présentation at 665 de L'Église, Dorval, Quebec.
A Memorial Service will also be held in Nassau, Bahamas at a
time and place to be communicated at a later date. In lieu of
flowers, please send donations to the Governor General's Youth
Award (Endowment Fund) for the Bahamas (c/o Mr. Graham Cooper,
P.O. Box N-8160, Nassau, Bahamas, +1 242 322 2504).